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tara moriarty joins us with the muddy mess that still needs to be cleaned up, right tara? >> reporter: look at what it left in its wake, this is tons of mud and sand and it is up to 9 feet deep in some places. now this is where it used to be a grassy field and obviously that is not happening any time soon. pub mix works is a really great angle of a 20-foot deep very vicinity and the -- very chris and the break -- crevice and the break caused problems and the city brought in backhoes to dig out some of the cars and they will have to file claims with the city which most likely be on the hook for the damage. some worry about the stability of the hillside which sits behind bonnie hillside. >> we are trying to keep the water out of, you know the area so it goes into where the drains are. >> reporter: now they say engineers have determined there is no danger of the hillside slipping and he said the ruptured water is most likely the break. so far neighbors have been pleased with the cleanup efforts yet. those trucks trucks arrived later in the day and all of this area had been co
tara moriarty joins us with the muddy mess that still needs to be cleaned up, right tara? >> reporter: look at what it left in its wake, this is tons of mud and sand and it is up to 9 feet deep in some places. now this is where it used to be a grassy field and obviously that is not happening any time soon. pub mix works is a really great angle of a 20-foot deep very vicinity and the -- very chris and the break -- crevice and the break caused problems and the city brought in backhoes to...
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tara moriarty has been out there since 4:30 this morning. have you seen any signs of holiday travel affected by this, tara? >> it seems like everything is running very smoothly. these pickesters have been out here since 3:00 in the morning. they will be here until 8:00 tonight and will come back here tomorrow if they need to. [chanting] >> reporter: now, these folks are mainly food an beverage workers which is owned by the port of authority. they have refused to come to work to stand in solidarity with other workers on strike. those workers say they've been fighting for a fair contract for more than a year. >> we've been bargaining over 13 months now and the port has not been fort coming with the information as well as across the bargaining table. the frustration of our members is such that we had to bring attention to what is going on on over here. >> a lot of labor laws have been broken. we feel it's very important. we just want everybody to be treated equally , to be treated like u -- to be treated like humans. >> reporter: the strike
tara moriarty has been out there since 4:30 this morning. have you seen any signs of holiday travel affected by this, tara? >> it seems like everything is running very smoothly. these pickesters have been out here since 3:00 in the morning. they will be here until 8:00 tonight and will come back here tomorrow if they need to. [chanting] >> reporter: now, these folks are mainly food an beverage workers which is owned by the port of authority. they have refused to come to work to...
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i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> competing measure proposition 38 was soundly defeated. the yes vote came in at 28%. the no vote 72%. this was bank roled by a millionaire attorney. it would have raised the taxes of middle and upper class families. >>> we are tracking overnight news out of newark where fight fighters are look into the cause of -- firefighters are looking into the cause of a house fire. two people that lived in the home say they were awakened by the flames. they managed to grab their four children and get out of the house safely. >> my husband and our three- year-old were asleep in bed. and we just saw -- i just woke up and saw red. >> the red cross is helping that family find a place to stay. they believe the family dog died in the fire. >>> time now 6:37. let's bring sal back now sigh what is happen -- see what is happening on the roads. >> we've had a lot of slow traffic. we have a major problem on eastbound 24. eastbound 24 at the caldecott tunnel. there is a crash at wilder road. this crash is blocking almost all of the lanes and it's a huge problem b
i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> competing measure proposition 38 was soundly defeated. the yes vote came in at 28%. the no vote 72%. this was bank roled by a millionaire attorney. it would have raised the taxes of middle and upper class families. >>> we are tracking overnight news out of newark where fight fighters are look into the cause of -- firefighters are looking into the cause of a house fire. two people that lived in the home say they were awakened by the...
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tara moriarty is live where the details are of all the damage and what caused this, tara? >> there are a row of homes where tons of mud and water have come racing down. if you take a look behind me, you can see the mess in the middle of the street. 2 dozen people had to be evacuated and those are four very long street blocks. that is how far the water traveled from. ktvu channel 2 morning news was the first news crew to arrive on scene and it appears there was some sort of leak bursting at the hillside park near the basketball courts. we were able to grab dramatic pictures of the water gushing down the hillside. crews now have it under control and neighbors are just shaking their heads at this mess. >> my whole driveway is covered with mud and stuff and you know if it continues the mud can go all the way up to here. >> they say some trees have actually fallen off the hillside and car tires are stuck in the mud. again folks from 8 homes are out and public works crews will have a big job on their hands and several treats are blocked off. it just pasts this area. tara moriart
tara moriarty is live where the details are of all the damage and what caused this, tara? >> there are a row of homes where tons of mud and water have come racing down. if you take a look behind me, you can see the mess in the middle of the street. 2 dozen people had to be evacuated and those are four very long street blocks. that is how far the water traveled from. ktvu channel 2 morning news was the first news crew to arrive on scene and it appears there was some sort of leak bursting...
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ktvu channel 2 morning news tara moriarty is watching the traffic and it is the first for you. where is the storm system now. >> right off the coast. it is producing some light rain and it is coming in, in about two hours and the heavy rain is offshore. it is merging and it is going to pack a pretty good punch here. it looks like it is heading towards the marin coast and we will keep an eye on it and the focus will be the rushing river and for now let's to go to mark, i think this is the first time we have worked together, how are things at the san rafael bridge. >> yes, it is an honor. we have had a few light showers. >> reporter: a little bit of a breeze nothing too major, but you can see we have trees but a wind advisory we have been talking about we are talking about winds starting to pick up in the next few hours. just a few light showers out there as i have mentioned, nothing too extreme, cars are moving towards the toll plaza but the key concern later on today, over the next couple of hours winds are increasing up to 20 to 30 miles per hour. and these bridges, the dumbar
ktvu channel 2 morning news tara moriarty is watching the traffic and it is the first for you. where is the storm system now. >> right off the coast. it is producing some light rain and it is coming in, in about two hours and the heavy rain is offshore. it is merging and it is going to pack a pretty good punch here. it looks like it is heading towards the marin coast and we will keep an eye on it and the focus will be the rushing river and for now let's to go to mark, i think this is the...
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ktvu's tara moriarty is in our traffic center. we have a big problem, so where is it and what happened. >>> we have an overturned patrol car on 101 in palo alto and three lanes of traffic will be shut down for up to six hours. we have just received that word that one person has been killed in this collision and the patrol officer has been taken to the hospital. now, this is on 101 northbound at the ekg -- embarcadero road exit. the officer has been brought to the the hospital. the number one lane is open, but two, three, and four closed. this will be closed up to six hours. we are encouraging folks to take 280 instead. let's head back to the desk. >>> we'll check back with you more on that. meantime, a san jose fire captain was rushed to the hospital after being badly hurt in a accident last night. live with information on that, and to tell us how many people were left homeless by this. >> reporter: i just spoke so one of the neighbors and one of the people had just moved in a couple days ago. it's near lee and fruitdale. you can
ktvu's tara moriarty is in our traffic center. we have a big problem, so where is it and what happened. >>> we have an overturned patrol car on 101 in palo alto and three lanes of traffic will be shut down for up to six hours. we have just received that word that one person has been killed in this collision and the patrol officer has been taken to the hospital. now, this is on 101 northbound at the ekg -- embarcadero road exit. the officer has been brought to the the hospital. the...
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tara moriarty is covering governor brown's tax proposal. janine de la vega has the results of several races in the south bay. but first, let's go to brian flores in downtown oakland. you've been looking at the newspaper headlines this morning, brian. >> reporter: yes, that's right, you were probably waking up to headlines that president obama will be serving now -- to another four years. here is e"usa requested -- here is -- here's" usa today "and the" chronicle." it's hard to get this newspaper. it's been selling like hot cakes. no surprise here in california that the president will be serving now four years. >> i'm excited. four years ago was my birthday was when the election happened. i got a chance to see obama being elected into our president. >> i was glad that obama won largely because of the supreme court. i have a 24-year-old daughter and you know, a repeal of roe v. wade, you know, making chice -- making choices more difficult for women. >> reporter: and the president getting the 270 electoral votes needed to become president. the
tara moriarty is covering governor brown's tax proposal. janine de la vega has the results of several races in the south bay. but first, let's go to brian flores in downtown oakland. you've been looking at the newspaper headlines this morning, brian. >> reporter: yes, that's right, you were probably waking up to headlines that president obama will be serving now -- to another four years. here is e"usa requested -- here is -- here's" usa today "and the" chronicle."...
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live in san francisco i'm tara moriarty. >> californians rejected rival tax measure proposition 38 on your screen. 72% voting no. 28% voting yes. it was funded by millionaire attorney and would have raised the taxes for middle and upper tax income households. >>> time is 5:07. now our election coverage moves to the south bay. janine de la vega is live in san jose to tell us more about some of the local ballot pressures. janine. >> reporter: dave, a lot of these measures centered around money. one of the most talked about measures here in santa clara county was measure d. that had to deal with raising the minimum wage and it passed. the registrars office was reporting it won by 59%. that is with 100 precincts reporting. this measure means minimum wage will be raised from $8 an hour to $10 an hour. the measure was developed by a group of san jose state students and also championed by labor groups. opponents argued it would hurt small businesses. now another measure that passed is measure a that raises the sales tax in the company by one eighth of a%. 56% voted yes while 44% voted agains
live in san francisco i'm tara moriarty. >> californians rejected rival tax measure proposition 38 on your screen. 72% voting no. 28% voting yes. it was funded by millionaire attorney and would have raised the taxes for middle and upper tax income households. >>> time is 5:07. now our election coverage moves to the south bay. janine de la vega is live in san jose to tell us more about some of the local ballot pressures. janine. >> reporter: dave, a lot of these measures...
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ktvu tara moriarty is here now. says the big decision boils down to two options right tara? >> reporter: that is right. muni has to decide whether it wants to invest in making improvements to the system and hiring more operators or wants to let youths ride for free. we're here at the portal station. they will take center stage at a board of supervisors government audit. supervisor scott weiner is pushing for using the funds for maintenance. pointing out the agency has very poor performance rates. others would like to see 40,000 low income youths ride for free. in this spring the san francisco municipal transportation agency approved a 22 month pilot to provide a free transit ride. it hinged upon the transportation agency would fork over $4 million. they decided not to fund the deal in july. but they approved $6.7 million. it will be interesting to see which way muni goes here. live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty. ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:08. let's check in with sal. he's keeping an eye on the roads. sal. >> all right pam and dave. i think we are getting a li
ktvu tara moriarty is here now. says the big decision boils down to two options right tara? >> reporter: that is right. muni has to decide whether it wants to invest in making improvements to the system and hiring more operators or wants to let youths ride for free. we're here at the portal station. they will take center stage at a board of supervisors government audit. supervisor scott weiner is pushing for using the funds for maintenance. pointing out the agency has very poor...
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live from san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> menlo park police are increasing patrols in the bel haven area after a man was shot to death while walking to his car. a candle marks the spot where 42-year-old kerry custodylive of knew arc died saturday night. he was visiting a friend when he was attacked. police are not sure if the attack was a random robbery or if he was tarted but it's in the same neighborhood -- targeted but it's in the same neighborhood where police say there were two other shootings this month. >> i can't do nothing about it. some people do some things that don't have any mind. >> this is the second homicide victim of the year. the first was an accused teenaged gang member in june. >>> 7:32. loose control improvements at richmond -- at the richmond refinery will be discussed. an environmental justice group is claiming that cancer causing dust at that refinery is still lingering around homes and gardens from albany to san pablo. now, the group says five of eight dust samples contain high levels of potent carson know agains -- ca
live from san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. >>> menlo park police are increasing patrols in the bel haven area after a man was shot to death while walking to his car. a candle marks the spot where 42-year-old kerry custodylive of knew arc died saturday night. he was visiting a friend when he was attacked. police are not sure if the attack was a random robbery or if he was tarted but it's in the same neighborhood -- targeted but it's in the...
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ktvu tara moriarty is in our traffic center and alex savidge is way up in the south bay. but first with the radar let's go to ktvu meteorologist steve paulson. >> all right, thank you. alex savidge is in the window of very heavy rain in fact. flood advisory has been issued for santa cruz county until 11:30 this morning. it looks like some things are picking up again. i think an inch of rain fell on the board walk. tar look at scott valley, bolder creek. that is a lot of rain. again some of that will be very intense over highway 17 and then over into san jose the rain has picked up. the wind died down a little bit. that is slam city right there. pleasanton also out toward livermore and fremont. and also now pushing out toward discovery bay. for more let's check in on highway 17. alex savidge is there. i think he's right in the middle of it there. >> reporter: it feels like we're in the middle of a band of this rain coming through here. it's been very steady ever since we aryed here at the summit. right along highway 17. i want to show you one of the big concerns. along wit
ktvu tara moriarty is in our traffic center and alex savidge is way up in the south bay. but first with the radar let's go to ktvu meteorologist steve paulson. >> all right, thank you. alex savidge is in the window of very heavy rain in fact. flood advisory has been issued for santa cruz county until 11:30 this morning. it looks like some things are picking up again. i think an inch of rain fell on the board walk. tar look at scott valley, bolder creek. that is a lot of rain. again some...
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live in belmont terra moreart -- tara moriarty. >> let's check in with sal and see how the roads and commutes are going. what's happening in the south bay. >> reporter: we are starting there, dave, tori good morning. 280 northbound for example into the santa clara valley is getting use here. you will see a lot of slow traffic around the corner and getting up into the west valley. 101 started to slow first as it normally does and 85 started slowing as well into saratoga. as you drive over to cupertino people going to their jobs. and speaking of the peninsula, 101 heading down from mountainview into the santa clara valley looks good. 208 looks very nice. 880 is slowing downright near 238 pockets of slow traffic down to the dunn barton bridge turn off. and i want to look at the westbound 80 slows from pinole down to richmond and berkeley. bay bridge toll is backed up although it seems normal for this time. 15 to 20 minute delay. maybe longer than that. but nothing on the bridge itself getting into san francisco in the way of crashes or stalled vehicles. 7:07 let's go to steve. >> good m
live in belmont terra moreart -- tara moriarty. >> let's check in with sal and see how the roads and commutes are going. what's happening in the south bay. >> reporter: we are starting there, dave, tori good morning. 280 northbound for example into the santa clara valley is getting use here. you will see a lot of slow traffic around the corner and getting up into the west valley. 101 started to slow first as it normally does and 85 started slowing as well into saratoga. as you drive...
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tara moriarty is in santa rosa to explain thousand unsolved killing has prompted a safety warning. >> reporter: good morning. we're here at a homeless women's shelter. a lot of these people knew the victim. they are asked to row main on high alert. the victim had recently become moments -- homeless herself. police say the woman was -- the individual was shot inian town san jose. the investigators believe she was likely killed where she was stabbed. we some pictures of her on myspace and she had been struggle with trauma from molestation. she kim to hum belt to start a drug recovery program but cropped -- dropped out. right now, police are working with homeless in the area has ally -- as well as family in humboldt county. now, we's -- we've put a call into the sergeant on the case. homeless women around here are being told to remain vigilant for their own safety. hopefully we'll be able to talk to some of them to let you know how they are feeling. >>> in overnight news, a driver was arrested after his car plunged off an overpass and down onto a busy freeway in pinole. >> reporter: poli
tara moriarty is in santa rosa to explain thousand unsolved killing has prompted a safety warning. >> reporter: good morning. we're here at a homeless women's shelter. a lot of these people knew the victim. they are asked to row main on high alert. the victim had recently become moments -- homeless herself. police say the woman was -- the individual was shot inian town san jose. the investigators believe she was likely killed where she was stabbed. we some pictures of her on myspace and...
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we want to go over to tara moriarty maybe not a lot of people heading to work but a lot of people going to the malls. right? >> that is right. a hot of traffic jams at the bay area malls. the freeways are fine. but a different story where folks are cram into the stores to snatch up the last minute bargains. let's take a live look over news chopper 2. this is over livermore. there is a lot of folks out there walking around and trying to find a parking spot there. this is going to be pretty much the same scene all across the bay area because we have so many of the great deals they have been advertising for black friday. you can snatch up all the christmas presents and honica presents today. let's take a live look at the mccarthur maze traffic on the right hand side there looking good at this hour. and highway 4 through bay point a little foggy this morning but so far so good westbound traffic there on the bottom portion of your screen. let's check in with steve. >>> tara, thank you. we have mostly clear skies. just patchy fog. cold for some. not bad for others. sfo is 54. there is a lot o
we want to go over to tara moriarty maybe not a lot of people heading to work but a lot of people going to the malls. right? >> that is right. a hot of traffic jams at the bay area malls. the freeways are fine. but a different story where folks are cram into the stores to snatch up the last minute bargains. let's take a live look over news chopper 2. this is over livermore. there is a lot of folks out there walking around and trying to find a parking spot there. this is going to be pretty...
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ktvu's tara moriarty is monitoring trouble spots on the roads for you. let's first go to claudine wong. what is it like in the north bay? >> reporter: soggy. it's been raining steady since about 5:30 in the morning. residents are doing fine, keeping an eye on the creek. this is the problem when it really gets going. that level rises and it floods. at least that's what it has done. take a look on the roofline, you can see enough watter to get the drains working and when you see those leaves fall in the drains, steve mentioned it's not this storm that is the concern but maybe friday. it all adds up. they do have a high tech way to keep track of everything. i want to show you this witness. we showed you this in the last hour. it really gives a good idea of where things are going. you can see how much rain we are getting and how it is affecting creek levels. this is the fairfax creek depth gauge. again, just about a half foot there as well. we definitely are seeing waters rising. and when you talk about a series of storms. that's what you have to keep this m
ktvu's tara moriarty is monitoring trouble spots on the roads for you. let's first go to claudine wong. what is it like in the north bay? >> reporter: soggy. it's been raining steady since about 5:30 in the morning. residents are doing fine, keeping an eye on the creek. this is the problem when it really gets going. that level rises and it floods. at least that's what it has done. take a look on the roofline, you can see enough watter to get the drains working and when you see those...